This student viola offers the best benefits for an affordable price. The body back, the sides and the necks are made of slightly flamed solid maple. The top is carved by hand out of solid spruce wood. A red-brown satin varnish gives the instrument a great look. The viola is fully set up with Thomastik Dominant strings. The ultra lightweight tailpiece with 4 string adjusters from Wittner helps tuning the strings easily. With wooden ebony chinrest Guarneri model. Deliverable in several sizes (see options).